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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Fernando Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Greek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Greek has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luiz Fernando Gonzalez's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Fernando Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Greek!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greek tries to clinch up
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Greek looks to land a combination. Gonzalez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Greek throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Greek thinking.
Greek wants to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Greek tries to clinch up
and Gonzalez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Greek won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez working the head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez staying calm.
Gonzalez working the head with strikes.
Greek dodges the ground and pound from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greek tries to bench press Gonzalez off him but Gonzalez keeps the position.
Greek trying to remain calm as Gonzalez controls from the top position.
Greek struggling a bit here.
Gonzalez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Greek some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez wants to control but Greek is keeping him busy.
Greek tries to buck Gonzalez off but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez controlling the position from side mount.
Gonzalez working away.
Greek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gonzalez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Greek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Greek takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gonzalez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but Greek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Greek tries to improve position but can't.
Gonzalez is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Greek is trying to escape and Gonzalez transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Greek is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gonzalez! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luiz Fernando Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ludovicus De Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries has chosen Reise Reise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Hans De Vries enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludovicus De Jong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Vries has De Jong up against the cage in a clinch.
De Vries lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Jong avoids the elbow strike from De Vries, against the cage.
De Jong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Vries shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Jong sprawls well. De Jong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Vries gets slowly back to his feet.
De Vries buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Jong misses with a head kick.
De Jong misses with a two punch combination.
De Vries throws a jab when De Jong was well out of range.
De Vries throws a looping overhand right but De Jong ducks down to avoid it.
De Vries ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Jong throws a head kick but De Vries moves out of range.
De Vries instigates a clinch.
De Vries misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Jong.
De Jong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Vries trying to land knees to the body.
De Vries lands a nice shot to the body.
De Vries creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Jong's defenses.
De Vries throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Jongs head.
De Vries lands an elbow inside.
De Vries lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Vries as De Jong tries to tie him up.
De Jong is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Vries working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Jong misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from De Vries.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Vries.
De Vries connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Jong's face.
Nice elbow from De Vries.
De Vries with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from De Vries.
A left hand lands to the body for De Vries.
De Jong wants to get back to striking at distance but De Vries won't allow it.
De Jong is trying to break the clinch but De Vries is controlling him.
De Jong avoids the elbow strike from De Vries, against the cage.
De Vries lands with a right to the head.
De Jong avoids the elbow strike from De Vries, against the cage.
De Vries gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Jong blocks the elbow strike.
De Vries tries to land knees in the clinch but De Jong avoids the damage to the body.
De Vries lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Vries keeps control of De Jong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Vries lands a nice elbow.
De Vries tries to score a body lock takedown but De Jong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
De Vries pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De Vries gets through De Jong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Vries has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Jong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ludovicus De Jong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans De Vries.
De Jong avoiding damage as De Vries throws knees to the body.
De Jong tries to throw a body punch but De Vries avoids it by throwing De Jong back against the cage.
De Jong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Vries connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ludovicus De Jong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Vries checks a leg kick.
De Vries connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Vries lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Vries blocks a head kick by De Jong.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Vries.
De Vries connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Jong. De Jong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Vries tries a head kick but it misses.
Hans De Vries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from De Vries misses
and De Jong counters with a flying knee. Nice.
De Vries dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Vries scores with a jab to the head.
De Jong dips to his left and cracks De Vries with an uppercut!
De Vries wants to clinch up but De Jong keeps it at a distance.
De Vries defending well as De Jong loads up on a big left hand.
De Jong throws a head kick but De Vries moves out of range.
De Vries is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Jong has time to react.
De Jong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Vries scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Vries throws a low kick, looking for De Jong's leg but De Jong calmly moves out of range.
De Vries fails with the takedown.
De Vries connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Vries takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Vries scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Vries throws a poor cross that misses
and De Jong counters with a thumping low kick.
De Vries is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Jong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
De Jong takes one on the button.
De Vries throws a sloppy head kick and De Jong moves out of range easily.
De Vries lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Vries does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from De Vries does it's job there.
De Vries throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Jong's head.
De Vries throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Vries throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries throws a jab when De Jong was well out of range.
De Vries blocks a leg kick.
De Vries throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Vries lands a jab to De Jong's midsection.
De Jong avoids the head kick by De Vries.
An inside leg kick from De Jong misses.
De Jong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Jong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Vries checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Vries throws a leg kick which misses De Jong's front leg but catches the back leg as De Jong tries to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from De Vries.
De Vries misses with a low kick.
Good work by De Vries as he checks the leg kick.
De Jong throws a leg kick which misses De Vries's front leg but catches the back leg as De Vries tries to avoid it.
De Vries throws a sloppy head kick and De Jong moves out of range easily.
De Jong looks to land a combination but De Vries avoids it well.
De Vries does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice jab there from De Vries.
De Vries stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Jong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans De Vries dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Vries lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Jong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Jong with a hook.
De Jong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Vries tries to close the distance and clinch but De Jong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Vries throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick from De Vries lands but De Jong takes it in his stride.
De Jong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Jong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Vries can pounce on him.
De Jong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Vries.
A swing and a miss from De Vries.
De Vries fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Jong checks it well.
De Jong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Jong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from De Vries lands.
De Vries swings for the body but De Jong moves out of range.
De Vries tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Jong was well out of range. Poor timing from De Vries.
De Jong throws a leg kick
and De Vries counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Jong won't be happy with that.
De Jong tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Vries looking for the RNC.
De Jong tries to escape but De Vries has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Well, with De Vries on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before De Jong is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
De Jong defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of De Vries's arms.
De Jong trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jong breaks De Vries's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Vries wants to stand up but De Jong is controlling him.
De Jong wants to get up but he can't break De Vries's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ludovicus De Jong wasn't doing enough on the ground.
De Jong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Jong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Vries can pounce on him.
De Jong is looking to chop away at De Vries's legs.
De Jong misses with a leg kick
and De Vries cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Jong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Vries ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Jong walks into a left hand.
De Jong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Vries scores with a punch to the head.
De Vries throws a jab when De Jong was well out of range.
De Jong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Vries turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Jong motions for De Vries to come forward. De Jong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Vries closes the distance and pushes De Jong back into the cage.
De Vries lands a nice elbow.
De Jong scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans De Vries showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
De Vries digs a good hook to De Jong's body.
De Vries connects with a single shot there.
De Vries scores with a leg kick.
De Vries throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Jong.
De Vries has De Jong up against the cage in a clinch.
De Jong pushes off an throws an elbow but De Vries leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
De Jong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Vries has him pressed against the cage.
De Jong is trying to stall.
De Jong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Vries or not.
De Vries scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from De Vries.
De Jong is trying to break free.
De Jong is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vries has double underhooks.
De Vries throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from De Vries.
De Vries throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by De Vries.
De Jong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Jong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Jong is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vries has double underhooks.
De Vries with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Jong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Vries misses with an elbow over the top.
De Vries creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Vries misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Jong takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Jong is trying to break the clinch but De Vries has him pressed against the cage.
De Vries landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Vries.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Jong avoids it.
De Vries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Vries gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Vries lands an elbow just above De Jong 's eye.
De Vries stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Vries connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Jong's face.
De Vries lands an elbow just above De Jong 's eye.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.
De Vries lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Vries lands a good knee to the midsection. De Jong won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Vries.
De Vries gets through De Jong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Jong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Vries has him pressed against the cage.
De Jong avoiding damage as De Vries throws knees to the body.
De Vries lands a nice elbow.
De Jong is trying to force a seperation but De Vries has the dominant position.
De Vries utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Jong blocks an elbow strike from De Vries.
De Vries misses with a knee to the head.
De Jong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Vries is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Jong is defending well for now.
Ludovicus De Jong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands a knee to the body.
De Jong misses with a knee to the head.
De Jong tries to break free but De Vries pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Vries obliges.
De Jong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Vries lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Jong backwards.
De Jong wants to get back to striking at distance but De Vries won't allow it.
De Jong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Vries has him pressed against the cage.
De Vries has De Jong pressed against the cage, preventing De Jong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Vries lands a good knee to the midsection. De Jong won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from De Vries as the two fighters clinch.
De Vries lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Jong breaks from the clinch.
De Vries clinches.
De Jong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from De Vries.
De Jong tries to work over De Vries's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Vries missing with knees to the body.
De Jong avoids the elbow strike from De Vries, against the cage.
De Jong wants to get back to striking at distance but De Vries won't allow it.
De Vries throws an elbow that misses.
De Vries lands an uppercut.
De Jong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Jong managing to block the knees to the body from De Vries.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Jong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands a nice elbow.
De Vries has a couple of punches blocked by De Jong.
De Jong is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vries has double underhooks.
De Jong takes an elbow to the temple.
De Vries landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Jong breaks from the clinch.
De Vries lands an overhand right.
De Vries misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Vries lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from De Vries misses.
De Vries dodges the punch combination from De Jong.
De Vries lands a right hook to the body.
De Vries shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De Jong is trying to defend but De Vries finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
De Jong pushes De Vries off and gets back to his feet.
Hans De Vries seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from De Vries finds it's target.
De Vries lands with a nice body punch.
Good work by De Vries as he checks the leg kick.
De Vries closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Jong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Vries has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by De Vries.
De Vries misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Jong.
De Jong tries to break free but De Vries pushes him back against the cage.
De Vries softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Vries wants a takedown but no success here.
De Jong taking a breather.
De Jong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Jong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans De Vries comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Vries has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans De Vries!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between El Spico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Kekkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Spico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Kekkonen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spico tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kekkonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kekkonen blocks a head kick by Spico.
Spico darts in trying to clinch
and Kekkonen counters with a two punch combo.
Kekkonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spico with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kekkonen to score with a decent uppercut.
Spico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spico misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice straight punches there by Kekkonen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kekkonen.
Kekkonen tries to land a front kick but Spico steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spico tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spico takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kekkonen digs a good hook to Spico's body.
Kekkonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spico.
Kekkonen staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spico doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spico throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kekkonen looks to land a combination. Spico sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Spico closes the distance but Kekkonen moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spico tries to clinch but Kekkonen moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spico looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kekkonen cracks a nice hook into Spico's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekkonen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kekkonen cracks a nice hook into Spico's ribs.
Kekkonen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kekkonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Spico misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Kekkonen.
A head kick misses from Spico.
Kekkonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kekkonen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spico rather than just go for the knockout.
Kekkonen throws a series of strikes that have Spico backpedaling.
Kekkonen scores with a body shot.
Spico tries to land a front kick but Kekkonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kekkonen misses with the combination.
Spico misses with a low kick.
Kekkonen slips a straight right by Spico.
Kekkonen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spico's head.
Spico tries to clinch up.
Kekkonen avoids the head kick by Spico.
Spico gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kekkonen, right into the meat.
Spico is breathing heavily.
Kekkonen lands with a nice body punch.
Spico swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kekkonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kekkonen lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spico throws a series of punches but Kekkonen avoids them all with ease.
Kekkonen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spico's hands.
Kekkonen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spico on the side of the head.
Kekkonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spico takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kekkonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kekkonen connects with a jab.
Nice shot by Kekkonen.
Kekkonen scores with a shot to the body.
Kekkonen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Spico had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kekkonen throws a series of strikes that have Spico backpedaling.
Spico has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kekkonen jabs Spico right on the nose. Spico blinks but takes it well.
Nice shot by Kekkonen.
Nice straight punches there by Kekkonen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kekkonen.
Kekkonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Kekkonen.
El Spico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spico takes one to the side of the head.
Kekkonen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Spico misses with the combination.
A cross from Kekkonen lands.
Kekkonen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kekkonen scores with the left hand. Spico knows he should have avoided that one.
Spico walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen connects with a right hand. Spico shakes it off.
Kekkonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spico's head backwards.
Kekkonen lands a head kick!
Spico is rocked!
It looks like El Spico has been cut.
Kekkonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick from Kekkonen lands but Spico takes it in his stride.
Oh Spico is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good exchange - Kekkonen coming out on top.
A nice combination there by Kekkonen.
Spico finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Kekkonen's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Spico falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Urho Kekkonen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matto Monni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Isotalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monni comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Shoot to thrill. Matto Monni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matto Monni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Isotalo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Monni.
Isotalo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Monni has hold of Isotalo's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Isotalo tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Monni cranks the arm and Isotalo screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Isotalo, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Matto Monni!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niko Nakkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasse Pesonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakkeli comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Pesonen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by . Niko Nakkeli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Nakkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jasse Pesonen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesonen throws a right hand that misses
and Nakkeli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pesonen moves into the clinch.
Nakkeli has had enough of the clinch but Pesonen keeps him there for the moment.
Nakkeli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pesonen is pushing Nakkeli up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nakkeli is trying to push Pesonen away but Pesonen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nakkeli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pesonen has him pressed against the cage.
Nakkeli is trying to break free.
Pesonen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nakkeli working hard to break the clinch.
Pesonen has Nakkeli pressed against the cage, preventing Nakkeli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pesonen with a knee to the head.
Pesonen is looking to control Nakkeli's arms but Nakkeli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pesonen has his back to the cage.
Nakkeli tries to break the clinch but Pesonen is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pesonen.
Pesonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pesonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Nakkeli won't want to take too many of those.
Nakkeli letting Pesonen take a breather here.
Nakkeli tries to circle away but Pesonen has him pinned against the cage.
Nakkeli is trying to break free.
Nakkeli has had enough of the clinch but Pesonen keeps him there for the moment.
Nakkeli wants to get back to striking at distance but Pesonen won't allow it.
Nakkeli gets underhooks to prevent Pesonen's takedown attempt.
Nakkeli is trying to break free.
Nakkeli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nakkeli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee calls for Pesonen to work.
Nakkeli can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nakkeli's efforts to push away.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pesonen obliges.
Nakkeli tries to break the clinch but Pesonen is controlling the position.
Pesonen keeps control of Nakkeli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nakkeli is trying to break free.
Nakkeli tries to break the clinch but Pesonen is controlling the position.
Pesonen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nakkeli uses from the top position.
Pesonen trying to control the position.
Pesonen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nakkeli wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Nakkeli takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pesonen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nakkeli?
Pesonen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pesonen tries to control but Nakkeli wriggling away.
Pesonen controlling his opponent.
A nice elbow there by Pesonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Pesonen extends the arm and Nakkeli is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jasse Pesonen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Susikasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Zaromskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Susikasi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susikasi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sloppy strikes from Susikasi. Those never looked like landing.
Zaromskis loads up on a big right hand but Susikasi slips the punch.
Susikasi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Susikasi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zaromskis swivels and escapes.
Zaromskis instigates a clinch.
Susikasi jumps guard but Zaromskis stands there with Susikasi around his waist. Susikasi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Martin Zaromskis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Susikasi.
Susikasi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zaromskis prevents it.
Zaromskis gets underhooks to prevent Susikasi's takedown attempt.
Zaromskis connects with a knee to the head.
Zaromskis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Susikasi avoids it.
Susikasi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zaromskis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Susikasi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Susikasi has Zaromskis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zaromskis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zaromskis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Susikasi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zaromskis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Susikasi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zaromskis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zaromskis throws an elbow that misses.
Zaromskis missing with knees to the body.
Zaromskis tries to land knees in the clinch but Susikasi avoids the damage to the body.
Susikasi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Susikasi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zaromskis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Susikasi looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zaromskis missing with knees to the body.
Zaromskis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zaromskis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zaromskis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Susikasi looking for a takedown.
Susikasi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zaromskis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zaromskis clinches with his opponent.
Susikasi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zaromskis lands an elbow inside that Susikasi shrugs off.
Zaromskis throws an elbow but it misses.
Zaromskis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice left hand lands by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis lands an elbow that stopped Susikasi in his tracks for a moment.
Zaromskis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Susikasi is rocked!
Nice elbow from Zaromskis.
Susikasi is still on wobbly legs! Can Zaromskis finish him?
Zaromskis lands a good knee to the midsection. Susikasi won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Zaromskis.
Susikasi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zaromskis lands an elbow inside that Susikasi shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susikasi is pressed against the cage. Zaromskis pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Susikasi! Two more big strikes from Zaromskis and Susikasi crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Martin Zaromskis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edilson Rubiera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Gutenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubiera comes to the cage accompanied by ratamahatta. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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240 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edilson Rubiera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Gutenburg!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutenburg just misses with a punch to the body.
Rubiera misses with a low kick.
Gutenburg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rubiera.
Gutenburg throws a shot to the body.
A left lands for Rubiera.
Rubiera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rubiera pushes Gutenburg away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubiera throws an off balance right hand
and Gutenburg counters with a single leg into guard. Rubiera didn't expect that.
Rubiera lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gutenburg!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubiera scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gutenburg wants to control but Rubiera is having none of it.
Rubiera lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Johan Gutenburg has been cut.
Rubiera looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubiera with the ground and pound from mount.
Rubiera wants to control the pace but Gutenburg is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutenburg keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gutenburg is squirming around, avoiding Rubiera's attempts to control the action.
Gutenburg is looking to improve his position but Rubiera isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubiera working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutenburg tries to hold on but Rubiera postures up.
Rubiera looking to control but Gutenburg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rubiera lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gutenburg taking shots to the head.
The cut above Johan Gutenburg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rubiera with good strikes from the mount here!
Johan Gutenburg's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johan Gutenburg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edilson Rubiera!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solid Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Mojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bad Mojo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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292 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solid Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bad Mojo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mojo lands with a good body shot.
Mojo misses with a low kick as Snake jumps back.
Snake takes a jab right on the kisser.
Snake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Mojo to counter with a crisp jab.
Mojo slips a straight right by Snake.
Mojo cracks Snake with an open hand slap.
Snake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mojo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mojo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mojo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mojo duly obliges.
Mojo scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left and a right from Mojo both land. Nice combination.
Mojo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mojo slips a jab and a cross from Snake.
Snake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mojo counters with a stiff right hand.
Mojo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mojo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Snake.
Mojo misses with a low kick.
Snake misses with a double jab.
Mojo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snake manages to avoid it.
Mojo thuds a left hand into Snake's body.
A punch lands to the side of Snake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mojo scores with a jab to the body.
Mojo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mojo misses the shot to the body.
Snake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Snake misses with a combination
and Mojo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Snake is breathing heavily.
Snake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mojo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Snake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mojo.
Mojo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Snake. That did some damage!
Mojo lands a left and a right that send Snake crashing to the mat, dazed. Mojo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Snake is rocked!
Mojo shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Snake takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Mojo sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Snake bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bad Mojo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zydrunas Zavickas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Thomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zavickas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mötley Crüe: Girl's Girl's Girl's. Thomson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. If I cant kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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285 lbs
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260 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zydrunas Zavickas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Thomson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Thomson.
Thomson throws a body punch but Zavickas moves out of range.
Thomson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zavickas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zavickas.
Thomson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zavickas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomson thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zavickas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thomson missing with a left hand there. Zavickas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomson lands an overhand right.
Thomson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomson misses with a lunging right hand
and Zavickas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zavickas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavickas wants to control from the top but Thomson keeps moving.
Zavickas drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Thomson dives on top into guard.
Zavickas working a defensive guard here.
Zavickas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thomson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zavickas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zavickas is adopting a defensive guard.
Zavickas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomson is one step ahead there.
Thomson trying to control but Zavickas is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thomson wants to get up but he can't break Zavickas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Thomson preventing the sweep.
Zavickas keeping moving, preventing Thomson from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Craig Thomson.
Zavickas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Thomson!
Zavickas unloads with some shots from mount but Thomson bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zavickas looking to finish with strikes here!
Zavickas misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Zavickas throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Zavickas thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zavickas throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Thomson because Zavickas loaded up on that one.
Thomson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Zavickas tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Zavickas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Thomson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Zavickas throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Zavickas throwing strikes here but Thomson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Thomson wants to hold on but Zavickas pushes him away.
Zavickas thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
A nice elbow there by Zavickas.
Zavickas throws some wild stikes that Thomson manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zavickas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zavickas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thomson looks a forlorn figure.
Thomson is squirming around, avoiding Zavickas's attempts to control the action.
Zavickas avoids the attempt from Thomson to control.
Zavickas throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Thomson because Zavickas loaded up on that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Zavickas.
Thomson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Zavickas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zydrunas Zavickas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zavickas has his takedown stuffed
and Thomson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Thomson lands.
Thomson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zavickas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thomson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomson scores with a hook to the body. Zavickas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zavickas misses with a jab to the body
and Thomson counters with a one-two to the body.
Thomson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zavickas.
Thomson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zavickas moves away.
Thomson lands a nice hook to Zavickas's body. Zavickas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zavickas at a distance.
Thomson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zavickas rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomson lands a nice hook to Zavickas's body. Zavickas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zavickas avoids the body shot from Thomson.
Thomson lands a jab to the nose.
Thomson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zavickas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomson.
Zavickas swings widly with a right hand
and Thomson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Thomson finds it's way through Zavickas's defenses.
Thomson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zavickas.
Thomson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zavickas.
Thomson throws a body punch but Zavickas moves out of range.
Thomson throws a looping overhand right but Zavickas ducks down to avoid it.
Craig Thomson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thomson throws a good cross that connects.
Good shot there by Thomson.
Thomson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zavickas momentarily.
Thomson throws a looping overhand right but Zavickas ducks down to avoid it.
Zavickas dives in and grabs Thomson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomson pushes down on Zavickas's head and hops out.
Thomson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zavickas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Thomson. Beautiful body shot.
Thomson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zavickas. Zavickas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomson scores with a body shot.
Thomson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thomson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zavickas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomson lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Zydrunas Zavickas has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomson lands with a nice body punch.
Zavickas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomson misses with a body shot.
Thomson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Thomson. Beautiful body shot.
Thomson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thomson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zavickas doesn't seem bothered though.
Thomson tests Zavickas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomson misses with a wild combination.
Thomson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zavickas eats them both and turns towards Thomson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Craig Thomson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomson works Zavickas's body with a nice hook.
Thomson swings for the body but Zavickas moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zavickas staying out of range there.
Zavickas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zavickas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Thomson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zydrunas Zavickas's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thomson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thomson dips to his left and cracks Zavickas with an uppercut!
Zavickas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomson.
Zavickas swings widly with a right hand
and Thomson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomson lands with a good body shot.
Thomson connects with a body shot that sends Zavickas's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zavickas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zavickas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thomson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thomson misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thomson scores with a jab to the body.
Thomson misses with a wild body shot.
Thomson scores with a sloppy right hand. Zavickas should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomson connects with a single shot there.
Thomson looks to land a combination but Zavickas avoids it well.
Zavickas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Thomson.
Thomson lands a slapping body shot.
Thomson looks to score with a jab to the body but Zavickas is just out of range.
Thomson misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomson lands a nice looking body shot.
Zavickas ducks under a wild hook from Thomson.
Zavickas just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Thomson misses.
Thomson just misses with a punch to the body.
Zavickas misses with a left hand
enabling Thomson to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomson scores with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Thomson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thomson.
Thomson misses with a wild body shot.
Zavickas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zavickas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thomson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zavickas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zavickas's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomson lands a slapping body shot.
Thomson scores with a jab to the head.
No joy there for Thomson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zavickas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zavickas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zavickas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thomson stuns Zavickas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thomson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thomson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zavickas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomson throws a looping overhand right but Zavickas ducks down to avoid it.
Thomson misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomson digs a good hook to Zavickas's body.
Thomson lands with a good body shot.
Zavickas walks into a jab.
Thomson digs a good hook to Zavickas's body.
Thomson lands with a good body shot.
Thomson throws a body punch but Zavickas moves out of range.
Zavickas walks into a stiff left hand from Thomson.
Thomson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zavickas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomson jabs at Zavickas's body.
A shot to the liver by Thomson. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Thomson misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Thomson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thomson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Thomson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pao Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ling has chosen Jay Chou - General/Checkmate as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Maynard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pao Ling!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard misses with an uppercut
and Ling counters with a body kick.
Ling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Ling misses its intended target.
Maynard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ling swings widly with a right hand
and Maynard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maynard looks for the body kick but Ling saw that one coming.
Maynard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ling lands with a cross.
Ling fakes the leg kick and cracks Maynard in the body.
That kick from Ling tenderised Maynard's leg. Maynard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ling scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Ling as he connects with a hook.
Ling misses with a leg kick
and Maynard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard defending well as Ling loads up on a big left hand.
Ling throws a jab when Maynard was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ling.
A low kick from Maynard is predictable there
and Ling makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maynard is looking to clinch.
Ling misses with a leg kick
and Maynard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maynard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maynard is breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Ling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ling. Maynard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ling catches Maynard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ling throws a chopping leg kick but Maynard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maynard connects with an inside leg kick.
Maynard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ling.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ling.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ling.
Ling's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maynard under the eye.
Ling fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maynard on the side of the head.
Ling lands a glancing blow to the side of Maynard's head.
Ling goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ling thumps Maynard with a low kick.
Ling shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ling cracks the inside of Maynard's front leg.
Maynard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling lands a right hook to the body.
That kick from Ling tenderised Maynard's leg. Maynard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maynard moves out of range of the body kick from Ling.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ling - that will leave a mark!
Maynard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ling lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ling throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maynard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ling. Ling obviously looking to wear him down.
Maynard avoids the head kick by Ling.
Maynard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Maynard misses with a two punch combination.
Ling feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maynards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling connects with a right hand. Maynard shakes it off.
Ling paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ling thuds his shin into the meat of Maynard's side.
Ling thows a body shot but no joy.
Ling lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maynard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ling.
Ling swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ling.
Ling throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ling fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pao Ling dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maynard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ling can pounce on him.
Maynard misses with a leg kick
and Maynard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ling looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ling - that will leave a mark!
Maynard checks a low kick from Ling.
Ling lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ling throws a push kick but Maynard slaps the foot to one side.
Ling fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maynard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Maynard might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ling connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ling lands a really nice looking cross but Maynard seems unphased.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ling lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ling dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maynard. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling connects with a body shot.
Ling looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maynard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ling.
Ling with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Ling.
Ling connects with a solid leg kick.
Ling scores with a leg kick.
Ling has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ling.
Ling digs a good body shot into Maynard's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ling.
Ling thuds his right hand into Maynard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ling.
Ling connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ling throws out a leg kick but Maynard moves out of range and Ling only half commits.
Ling bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maynard's head backwards.
Maynard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ling counters with a stiff right hand.
Pao Ling seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ling throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maynard slips under a jab from Ling.
Maynard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maynard checks a low kick from Ling.
Ling fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maynard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ling pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maynard cracks a nice hook into Ling's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ling scores with a three punch combo!
Maynard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ling.
Ling misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ling connects with a jab.
Ling moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ling looks for the body kick but Maynard saw that one coming.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ling. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ling lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maynard takes a step back to recover.
Maynard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maynard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maynard's calf.
Ling lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maynard will feel that in the morning.
Ling throws an overhand right that lands on Maynard's shoulder, as Maynard tries to avoid the shot.
Maynard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ling.
Maynard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ling thumps Maynard with a low kick.
Maynard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ling.
Ling is looking to slow Maynard down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling connects with a solid leg kick.
Ling stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pao Ling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ling displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maynard ducks under a wild hook from Ling.
Maynard misses the body punch
and Maynard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ling tries to bum rush Maynard with a series of wild strikes but Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ling pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maynard throws a poor cross that misses
and Ling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maynard misses with a hook
and Ling counters with a nice body kick.
Ling lands a leg kick that knocks Maynard off balance momentarily.
Ling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Ling misses.
Maynard slips a jab and a cross from Ling.
Ling throws a leg kick but Maynard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling throws a combination that misses
enabling Maynard to counter with a crisp jab.
Ling throws a jab when Maynard was well out of range.
Maynard throws a combination that misses
and Ling counters with a solid body kick.
Ling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maynard's calf.
A good leg kick by Ling.
Ling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ling pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maynard is out of range and Ling settles back down.
Maynard misses with a hook
and Ling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ling.
Nice cross by Ling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ling.
Ling looks for the body kick but Maynard saw that one coming.
Ling is looking to slow Maynard down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ling.
Ling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maynard.
Ling scores with a nice head shot.
Ling misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ling jabs at Maynard's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling throws a body kick the misses
and Maynard counters with a stiff right hand.
Maynard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ling.
Maynard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ling counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maynard thinking.
Maynard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ling.
Ling misses with a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maynard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ling - the referee stops the clock and Maynard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ling. Maynard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ling wants to slow Maynard down by chopping away at his legs.
Ling tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ling scores with a leg kick.
Ling is looking to slow Maynard down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ling. That's going to slow Maynard down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ling throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ling jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maynard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maynard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maynard walks into a stiff left hand from Ling.
Maynard walks into a jab.
Maynard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ling moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling throws the kick towards the body but Maynard avoids it.
Maynard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ling is looking to slow Maynard down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pao Ling really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ling scores with a hook.
Ling jabs at Maynard's body.
Ling finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ling, right into the meat.
Maynard lands with an uppercut that bounces Ling off the cage and back into rage.
Ling scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maynard. Ling does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Ling finds it's target.
Maynard throws a series of punches but Ling avoids them all with ease.
Ling moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Maynard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ling.
Donk. Ling catches Maynard right on the button with a cross.
Ling scores with a jab.
A cross from Ling lands.
Ling thows a body kick. Maynard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ling lands a nice shot to the body.
Ling throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ling lands with an uppercut that bounces Maynard off the cage and back into rage.
Maynard throws a right hand that misses
and Ling counters with a nice uppercut.
Maynard is rocked!
Ling throws a sloppy head kick and Maynard moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maynard. That did some damage!
Maynard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maynard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ling lands a jab.
Ling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maynard moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ling, right into the meat.
Ling clobbers Maynard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ling misses with a straight left.
Maynard misses with a jab to the body
and Ling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ling moves forwards but Maynard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maynard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ling lands with a slapping head kick.
Ling lands a body shot.
Maynard swinging wildly here.
Maynard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ling.
Maynard misses with a left hand
and Ling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling throws a wild body kick that Maynard sees coming a mile off.
Ling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Ling.
A solid body kick from Ling.
Good leg kick by Ling there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maynard checks the leg kick.
Maynard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maynard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ling counters with a thumping low kick.
Ling lands with a slapping head kick.
Oh Maynard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling misses with a few strikes there.
Maynard seems to have got his legs back now.
A good leg kick by Ling.
Ling delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pao Ling dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Maynard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ling works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ling scores with a kick to the body.
Ling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ling.
Ling lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ling throws a right hand that Maynard ducks under and follows up with a left that Maynard also avoids with ease.
Maynard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ling. Ling obviously looking to wear him down.
Ling throws a leg kick which misses Maynard's front leg but catches the back leg as Maynard tries to avoid it.
Ling scores with a kick to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ling misses with a leg kick.
Ling pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a hook
and Ling counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ling scores with a spinning back kick!
Ling misses the shot to the body.
Ling cracks a nice hook into Maynard's ribs.
Ling throws a series of strikes that have Maynard backpedaling.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ling, right into the meat.
Ling throws a leg kick which misses Maynard's front leg but catches the back leg as Maynard tries to avoid it.
Ling throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ling pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Ling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexander Maynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maynard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ling can pounce on him.
A head kick from Ling lands but Maynard takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ling circles away quickly and effectively.
Ling bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ling.
Ling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ling lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ling thumps Maynard with a low kick.
Maynard takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ling.
Ling throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maynard on the side of the head.
Good exchange - Ling coming out on top.
Ling thumps Maynard with a low kick.
Ling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maynard. That's going to slow Ling down.
Ling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ling is looking to land body kicks.
Ling throws a chopping leg kick but Maynard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ling.
Maynard scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard misses with a left hand
and Ling counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick there by Ling.
Ling lands a glancing blow to the side of Maynard's head.
Ling scores with a nice body kick.
Maynard swings widly with a right hand
and Ling counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ling.
Ling connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maynard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ling.
Maynard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pao Ling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ling has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 40:50
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 40:50
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 40:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pao Ling!
Pao Ling is the new middleweight champion!
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